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US President Donald Trump, speaking with Russian leader Vladimir Putin by phone for about 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the war in Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public on Sunday.
Ushakov said that Trump made the proposal while speaking on Saturday, America’s Independence Day, about his participation next week in the NATO summit in Turkey.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy he said he spoke to Trump again.
“The American president also confirmed that he is ready to work to quickly end the war and find solutions to overcome this problem,” Ushakov said about Trump’s phone call with the Russian president.
Ushakov, who described the discussion as “businesslike and really constructive,” said that Russia sought “a political solution to the conflict, for the right reasons of Russia’s fundamental approach.”
Ushakov accused Kyiv and its European allies of “relying on increasing and escalating the conflict, as well as terrorism against people.”
More than 20 people have been killed and dozens injured after Russia attacked Kyiv with hundreds of drones and a barrage of missiles, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to again appeal to his allies for additional air defense systems.
He was referring to Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russian targets, particularly those linked to the oil industry, which have caused fuel shortages in several Russian regions.
Ushakov said Putin “revealed the real situation on the battlefield where Russian troops are advancing confidently, liberating one area after another.”
Russian officials told Putin on Friday that Moscow’s military had captured the key town of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
on saturday, Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian General Staff dismissed that claim, saying that the Kyiv military still controlled the city.
Russia has said that any solution must include Moscow taking full control of Ukraine’s Donbas region.
Ukraine rejects that assertion as well Zelenskyy he urged Putin last month to hold a one-on-one meeting with him, but the Kremlin leader refused.
US delegation
Ushakov quoted Trump as saying that Washington’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will continue to try to resolve the situation and are willing to visit Moscow again. American diplomatic efforts are almost at a standstill as Washington focuses on war with Iran.
Ushakov said that Putin expressed his hope during the conversation that the efforts of American officials in the Iran conflict “will allow to find acceptable long-term solutions to the important issues of settlement.”
Ushakov said that Putin also reminded Trump that he has an open invitation to visit Moscow.
Zelenskyywriting in his Telegram account, he described his conversation with the US president as “very good,” including a conversation on the 1,200-kilometer front line.
“There is real hope of ending this war and America’s determination will have an important meaning,” he said. Zelenskyy He said he and Trump agreed to continue negotiations at the NATO meeting.
